THIS WEEK'S RACE

POSTED: October 1, 2009

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Price Chopper 400

Kansas Speedway

Kansas City, Kan.

When: Sunday, 2 p.m.

TV/Radio: Channel 6/ESPN (950-AM), WNPV (1440-AM), WDSD (94.7-FM)

Race course: 1.5-mile oval

Race distance:

267 laps/400 miles

Last year's race winner:

Jimmie Johnson

Last year's pole winner: Johnson

Track qualifying record:

Matt Kenseth, 180.856 mph (October 2005)

Track facts: Carl Edwards was runner-up to Johnson in last year's race; Greg Biffle was third. Johnson led 124 laps, including the last 48 . . . Kenseth's third-place finish at Dover Sunday is his first top-five since the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona on July 4 . . . Weird stats: In his last three races, John Andretti has finished 29th, 26th, 27th; David Stremme's finishes are 26th, 28th, 29th . . . Penske Racing development driver Parker Kligerman, who leads the ARCA series with seven wins, will make his Nationwide Series debut at Kansas on Saturday. The ARCA race at Kansas is scheduled for this afternoon.

Wins: Mark Martin, 5; Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson, 4; Tony Stewart, 3; Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne and Denny Hamlin, 2 each; Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch, Brian Vickers, David Reutimann, Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, 1 each.

SPRINT CUP STANDINGS

Prv. Pts. Behind

1. Mark Martin. . . 1 5400 -

2. Jimmie Johnson. . . 2 5390 -10

3. Juan Montoya. . . 4 5335 -65

4. Kurt Busch. . . 5 5325 -75

5. Tony Stewart. . . 6 5294 -106

6. Denny Hamlin. . . 3 5292 -108

7. Ryan Newman. . . 7 5290 -110

8. Jeff Gordon. . . 10 5278 -122

9. Greg Biffle. . . 9 5262 -138

10. Brian Vickers. . . 8 5249 -151

11. Carl Edwards. . . 11 5247 -153

12. Kasey Kahne. . . 12 5211 -189

Up next: Pepsi 500, Oct. 4, Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, Calif., 3:15 p.m.; TV: Channel 6.

- Bill Fleischman

 

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